Maine law
Noun
Meaning
Maine law (plural Maine laws)
Any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, especially one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine.
Examples
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a Maine law Thursday that excludes religious schools from a publicly funded high school tuition program.
Former state Rep. Dale Crafts won Tuesday’s initial round of voting, but did not crack 50% of the vote, which triggers a ranked runoff under Maine law.
Maine law largely leaves hiring and training requirements to individual municipalities, but each worker must take an oath before assuming official duties.
Under Maine law, Ellis could have been sent back to prison for the remainder of her seven-year sentence for violating probation.
Formed in 1853 and inspired by the Maine law in the USA, the United Kingdom Alliance aimed at promoting a similar law prohibiting the sale of alcohol in the UK.